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Post by Tinpot on Apr 16, 2023 15:25:14 GMT 1
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Post by westislandterrier on Apr 16, 2023 15:31:02 GMT 1
This entire season has been a nightmare. I think our survival,or not, could come down to fine margins and maybe some luck. It potentially all depends if the footballing gods are prepared to give us a break. Maybe we might be owed some good fortune after Wembley in May? I think if we do escape we will have been incredibly fortunate. To be fair over the season we have been a bottom 3 side. When the final whistles blow on May 8 we will be were we deserve to be. Hopefully that's on the right side of the drop line. And also the appalling debacle v Blackpool at The John Smith’s stadium in September... That one is currently at the back of ma mind every day just now and will be until we are (hopefully) safe 🤭 It would be the ultimate sickener of all time if that failure of technology sent HTAFC down and even worse kept Blackpool up (unlikely) but whatever it’d be bloody brutal if it proved to be our ultimate downfall... 😢 Come on Town - Please get our Championship status secured and not give that scenario a chance to unfold !
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Post by omegasupreme on Apr 16, 2023 17:26:34 GMT 1
Looking at the midweek fixtures, we could still afford to lose at Sunderland (which I expect us to do anyway) Blackpool v WBA Rovrum v Burnley Stoke v Wigan Sunderland v Town QPR v Norwich Watford v Cardiff Reading v Luton Tough games all round for the strugglers. 🤞 I hope Neil doesn't read this or he might tell players to repeat Swansea approach.
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Post by onesteviekindon on Apr 16, 2023 17:34:04 GMT 1
Best case scenario would be for both Town and Reading to need just one point to survive. We can then enjoy the most boring 0-0 in history before having a joint celebration in every pub ☺ No. Best case scenario is for Town to be safe before going into the Reading game. We have a habit of not performing well in big games, with big crowds at home, especially the last game of the season. Remember - until Luton last year, we had never won a home leg of a play-off. You wouldn't take my scenario if it was offered to you now? Trust me, if Town and Reading each need one point to survive the draw is an absolute certainty!
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Post by terryya on Apr 16, 2023 18:01:45 GMT 1
Just hope Pritch doesn't get an acyst or worse still a goal from a direct free kick. In the old days he would have got a welcome crunching tackle in the first 5 mins,LOL. I hope my fellow Town fans have learned their lesson from the home fixture and do NOT boo Pritchard every time he touches the ball. To be fair, lots used to boo him when he still played for us and he still played shit.
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Post by 28901 on Apr 16, 2023 18:27:23 GMT 1
When you think of those late late goals conceded at Hull, Blackpool and Blackburn at home plus the goal that never was in the home match against Blackpool we could easily now be sitting on 48 points. I know these things are supposed to balance out, but they never seem to go our way. Perhaps they do but I tend not to remember them. We had a lot going our way last season, till the final. Its been one shit show after another since Luton at home.
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Post by sabailand on Apr 16, 2023 18:36:25 GMT 1
When you think of those late late goals conceded at Hull, Blackpool and Blackburn at home plus the goal that never was in the home match against Blackpool we could easily now be sitting on 48 points. I know these things are supposed to balance out, but they never seem to go our way. Perhaps they do but I tend not to remember them. You're not wrong, but at the same time every club down there...in fact every club in the league can cite late goals and bad penalty decisions that cost them points.
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Post by richhtfc on Apr 16, 2023 19:35:55 GMT 1
When you think of those late late goals conceded at Hull, Blackpool and Blackburn at home plus the goal that never was in the home match against Blackpool we could easily now be sitting on 48 points. I know these things are supposed to balance out, but they never seem to go our way. Perhaps they do but I tend not to remember them. You're not wrong, but at the same time every club down there...in fact every club in the league can cite late goals and bad penalty decisions that cost them points. Nobody else can quote a failure of goal line technology though. If that relegates us after the play off VAR shit show it’ll be very difficult to come to terms with.
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Post by drewden on Apr 17, 2023 0:50:41 GMT 1
Best case scenario would be for both Town and Reading to need just one point to survive. We can then enjoy the most boring 0-0 in history before having a joint celebration in every pub ☺ Interesting situation that would be, 22 players on a pitch passing ball to each other for 90 mins, no extra time added on. Town and Reading on 47 points and Cardiff on 44 points with a 3 goal difference. Would be an hilarious situation. Or how about Town and Reading on 47 points and Cardiff on 45 points with a 3 goal difference, and news comes in Cardiff are beating Burnley 2 - 0, five minutes later Town V Reading becomes 10 - 10.
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Post by Ibiza Town on Apr 17, 2023 8:30:43 GMT 1
Final day of the season. Huddersfield, Reading and QPR are on equal points and only two of the three can survive. QPR have a vastly inferior goal difference but manage to beat a Bristol City team who are already on the beach. So both Huddersfield and Reading MUST win to guarantee survival and send the other one down. I don't think my nerves could stand it! Andy Carroll clambers over three defenders in the last minute to nod Reading to safety is my nightmare scenario Im hoping he’ll do a hamstring or something , this guy haunts us
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Post by alexdire on Apr 17, 2023 9:21:52 GMT 1
If you let them select the results. We finish on 52 points and above Rotherham.
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Apr 17, 2023 10:07:18 GMT 1
If you let them select the results. We finish on 52 points and above Rotherham. If only it were that easy...
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Post by alexdire on Apr 17, 2023 10:49:17 GMT 1
Our form over the season is ~ one point a game giving us 47. That's a lot less than our current form over the last 8 games. So for the other teams on season points per game gives: Rotherham 1.1 Ppg 51 points QPR 1 PPG 47 points Cardiff 1 PPG 47 points Reading 1.1 Ppg 46 Other teams current form. Rotherham 1.1 Ppg 51 points QPR 0.5 PPG 45 points Cardiff 0.9 PPG 47 points Reading 0.5 Ppg 44 So taking into account the other teams best of their season or last eight games Ppg. We are safe on our season form of 1 point a game. On our current form of 1.5ppg. We'd be on 49 points. Obviously this is very simplistic. Not taking into account teams playing each other and sudden changes in teams form. I can't see anybody below us having a massive uptick in their form. Especially QPR giving who they are playing. Data from here. www.soccerstats.com/formtable.asp?league=england2
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Post by prepare on Apr 17, 2023 11:19:32 GMT 1
Andy Carroll clambers over three defenders in the last minute to nod Reading to safety is my nightmare scenario Im hoping he’ll do a hamstring or something , this guy haunts us the biggest thing is that the takeover goes ahead whatever division
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Apr 17, 2023 12:32:53 GMT 1
Andy Carroll clambers over three defenders in the last minute to nod Reading to safety is my nightmare scenario From a Lucas Jaoa cross Then they all go across to celebrate with a hologram of Trevor Senior…
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Apr 17, 2023 12:39:37 GMT 1
Best case scenario would be for both Town and Reading to need just one point to survive. We can then enjoy the most boring 0-0 in history before having a joint celebration in every pub ☺ Modern football, you can almost guarantee the other clubs at risk would have a legal rep present to record the event. Especially given our game v Barnsley a few yrs ago.
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Post by royrace on Apr 17, 2023 14:22:36 GMT 1
Then they all go across to celebrate with a hologram of Trevor Senior… Maybe Tom Ince would score the winner for them or get the assist... although according to many on here he's crap and past it so we should be OK, phew! Seriously I cant handle another Birmingham scenario, probably my worst day ever as a Town fan in 40 years. Hoping for another unlikely win tomorrow to ease the pressure!
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Post by galpharm2400 on Apr 17, 2023 14:28:33 GMT 1
My nightmare scenario is ending up in the bottom 3 from here without scoring again. 3 one or 2 goal losses without scoring or looking like it. Maybe QPR dont get another point???
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2023 14:49:54 GMT 1
My nightmare scenario is ending up in the bottom 3 from here without scoring again. 3 one or 2 goal losses without scoring or looking like it. Maybe QPR dont get another point??? QPR play Norwich tomorrow who are not exactly in sparkling form. Think if there's a team to play at the moment, apart from QPR, it would be Norwich.
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Post by midge on Apr 17, 2023 14:53:45 GMT 1
My nightmare scenario is ending up in the bottom 3 from here without scoring again. 3 one or 2 goal losses without scoring or looking like it. Maybe QPR dont get another point??? QPR play Norwich tomorrow who are not exactly in sparkling form. Think if there's a team to play at the moment, apart from QPR, it would be Norwich. Last 2 results haven't been great but didn't they win pretty comfortably at Ewood the away game before last!?
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Post by galpharm2400 on Apr 17, 2023 15:00:06 GMT 1
We have given away points this season late on. The last 3 lost points were not acceptable because our form is good and confidence should have been higher and we could have done things differently. Bravery, just a bit needed.
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